Post codes tables, Chipset post codes – Aspire Digital 7730G User Manual

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POST Codes Tables

These tables describe the chipset and core POST codes, functions, phases, and components for the POST.

Chipset POST Codes

The following table details the chipset POST codes and functions used in the POST.

POST Code

Function

Phase

Component

0xA0

MRC Entry

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x01

Enable MCHBAR

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x02

Check ME existence

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x03

Check for DRAM initialization interrupt and reset fail

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x04

Determine the system Memory type based on first
populated socket

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x05

Verify all DIMMs are DDR2 and SO-DIMMS, which
are unbuffered

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x06

Verify all DIMMs are Non-ECC

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x07

Verify all DIMMs are single or double sided and not
mixed

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x08

Verify all DIMMs are x8 or x16 width

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x09

Calculate number of Row and Column bits

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x10

Calculate number of banks for each DIMM

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x11

Determine raw card type

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x12

Find a common CAS latency between the DIMMS
and the MCH

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x13

Determine the memory frequency and CAS latency
to program

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x14

Determine the smallest common timing value for all
DIMMS

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x17

Power management resume

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x18

Program DRAM type (DDR2/DDR3) and Power up
sequence

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x19

Program the correct system memory frequency

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x20

Program the correct Graphics memory frequency

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x21

Early DRC initialization

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x22

Program the DRAM Row Attributes and DRAM Row
Boundary registers PRE JEDEC.

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x23

Program the RCOMP SRAM registers

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x24

Program DRAM type (DDR2/DDR3) and Power up
sequence

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x25

Program the DRAM Timing

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x26

Program the DRAM Bank Architecture register

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x27

Enable all clocks on populated rows

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x28

Program MCH ODT

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x29

Program tRD

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x30

Miscellaneous Pre JEDEC steps

PEI

chipset/MRC

0x31

Program clock crossing registers

PEI

chipset/MRC

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